مکالمه ی فعالانه قسمت ب

ACTIVE SPEAKING / PART B

RAISED BY WOLVES

He awoke when the mother wolf returned to the cave ready to feed her cubs the meat she carried.

Did Marcos wake up? Yes, Marcos woke up. Who returned to the cave? The mother wolf returned to the cave. Did the wolf return ready to feed Marcos? No, the wolf returned ready to feed her cubs.

She ripped the raw meat apart and pushed it towards the cubs but ignored the young boy sitting nearby.

Who ripped the raw meat apart? The mother wolf ripped the raw meat apart. Who did she push it towards? She pushed it towards the cubs. Did she ignore Marcos? Yes, she ignored Marcos.

Marcos was very hungry, so when a cub came close to Marcos with meat, he tried to steal it.

Was Marcos hungry? Yes, Marcos was very hungry. Who tried to steal the meat? Marcos tried to steal the meat.

The mother wolf immediately stepped between Marcos and the cub and pushed him away, preventing him from taking the cub’s meat.

What did the mother wolf do next? The mother wolf immediately stepped between Marcos and the cub and pushed him away, preventing him from taking the cub’s meat.

Feeling nervous, he began to back further away from the wolves.

How did Marcos feel? He was feeling nervous. Did he begin to back away? Yes, he began to back away from the wolves.

But before Marcos reached the opening of the cave, something surprising happened.

The mother wolf finished feeding her cubs, and threw a piece of meat towards Marcos.

Did something surprising happen? Yes, something surprising happened. What did the mother wolf do? The mother wolf threw a piece of meat towards Marcos.

He was scared that she might attack him if he grabbed for it, so he stayed still.

Was Marcos scared? Yes, Marcos was scared. Did he try to run? No, he didn’t try to run. He stayed still.

After a tense moment, she began pushing the meat towards him with her nose.

Was it a tense moment or a relaxed moment? It was a tense moment. What did the wolf push towards Marcos? The wolf pushed meat towards Marcos.

Feeling more confident, Marcos grabbed the meat and eagerly ate it. Again the mother wolf stepped towards him, and he thought she might bite him.

Who stepped towards Marcos? The wolf stepped towards Marcos. Did he think she might kiss him? No, he didn’t think she might kiss him. She thought she might bite him.

Instead, she stuck her tongue out and started to lick him.

What did the wolf do next? The wolf stuck her tongue out and started to lick him.

From then on, she treated him like a member of her wolf pack. Marcos had a new animal family and his loneliness faded further away.

Did Marcos become a member of the wolf pack? Yes, Marcos became a member of the wolf pack. Did his loneliness grow or fade? His loneliness faded.

Marcos felt like he’d found a real home on the mountain and was only lonely when he could not hear animals.

When did Marcos feel lonely? He only felt lonely when he could not hear animals.

Whenever this happened, he would imitate the animals’ sounds and wait for an answer.

What would Marcos imitate? Marcos would imitate the animal sounds. What would he wait for? He would wait for an answer.

He was able to copy the call of several different types of animals, and even now, decades later he can still reproduce the sounds of the eagle, the fox, the deer, and many others.

What animal sounds can he imitate? He can imitate the sounds of the eagle, the fox, the deer and many others.

Once the animals returned his call, he felt comforted and immediately relaxed because he knew he had not been abandoned.

Why did he feel relaxed when the animals returned his call? He felt relaxed because he knew he had not been abandoned.

Marcos lived in harmony with his animal family for 12 years. During this time, he was completely without human interaction. Grunts, growls, and other animal sounds replaced words.

How long did Marcos live with his animal family? Marcos lived with his animal family for 12 years. Did he use grunts and growls to replace words? Yes, he used grunts and growls to replace words.